Japanese reference
沸く
わく
to come to a boil
Regular · 26 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | わく (waku)water comes to a boil |
| Polite, masu | わきます (wakimasu)water comes to a boil |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | わかない (wakanai)water does not come to a boil |
| Polite negative | わきません (wakimasen)water does not come to a boil |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | わいた (waita)water came to a boil |
| Polite past | わきました (wakimashita)water came to a boil |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | わかなかった (wakanakatta)water did not come to a boil |
| Polite past negative | わきませんでした (wakimasendeshita)water did not come to a boil |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | わいて (waite)coming to a boil (and then) |
| Polite te-form | わきまして (wakimashite)coming to a boil (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | わいている (waiteiru)water is coming to a boil |
| Polite te-iru | わいています (waiteimasu)water is coming to a boil |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | わけば (wakeba)if water comes to a boil |
| Rare literary polite conditional | わきますれば (wakimasureba)if water comes to a boil (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | わいたら (waitara)if water comes to a boil |
| Polite conditional, tara | わきましたら (wakimashitara)if water comes to a boil |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | わかせる (wakaseru)cause water to come to a boil |
| Polite causative | わかせます (wakasemasu)cause water to come to a boil |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | わくな (wakuna)do not come to a boil! |
| Polite negative request | わかないでください (wakanaidekudasai)please do not come to a boil |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | わきます (wakimasu)water comes to a boil |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | わきません (wakimasen)water does not come to a boil |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | わきました (wakimashita)water came to a boil |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | わきませんでした (wakimasendeshita)water did not come to a boil |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | わいてください (waitekudasai)please come to a boil |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | わかないでください (wakanaidekudasai)please do not come to a boil |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | わいてもいい (waitemoii)may water comes to a boil |
| Polite permission | わいてもいいです (waitemoiidesu)may water comes to a boil |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | わいてはいけない (waitehaikenai)must not water comes to a boil |
| Polite prohibition | わいてはいけません (waitehaikemasen)must not water comes to a boil |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | わきなさい (wakinasai)water comes to a boil (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | わいてみる (waitemiru)try to water comes to a boil |
| Polite try doing | わいてみます (waitemimasu)try to water comes to a boil |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | わいてしまう (waiteshimau)water comes to a boil completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | わいてしまいます (waiteshimaimasu)water comes to a boil completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | わいておく (waiteoku)water comes to a boil in advance |
| Polite preparation | わいておきます (waiteokimasu)water comes to a boil in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | わいたことがある (waitakotogaaru)have the experience of: water came to a boil |
| Polite past experience | わいたことがあります (waitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: water came to a boil |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | わくと (wakuto)whenever you water comes to a boil |
| Polite automatic result | わきますと (wakimasuto)whenever you water comes to a boil |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | わくなら (wakunara)if you mean to water comes to a boil |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | わくだろう (wakudarou)probably water comes to a boil |
| Polite probability | わくでしょう (wakudeshou)probably water comes to a boil |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | わけ (wake)come to a boil! |
| Polite request | わいてください (waitekudasai)please come to a boil |
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